Victoria's Largest and Most Comprehensive Gathering of Healthcare Leaders
15-16 October 2025
| Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
What's New in 2025
A completely refreshed format built for today’s health infrastructure challenges
Billions in new builds. Major state reforms. A sector under pressure to deliver smarter, faster and more sustainably. The Health Facilities Design & Development Summit is where the people making it all happen come to connect, share and get ahead.
This October 15-16 (Marvel Stadium, Melbourne), we’re back with a completely refreshed format built for today’s health infrastructure challenges - rising construction costs, regulatory shifts, political uncertainty and a sharp focus on mental health, precincts and hospital flexibility. Whether you're deep into a major build or planning the next one, this is where you’ll find the ideas, conversations and connections that move projects forward.
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Stuart Squire
Director Capital Projects
Grampians Health
Director Capital Projects
Grampians Health
Adam Walczak
Director of Innovation
Hunter New England Local Health District
Director of Innovation
Hunter New England Local Health District
Amanda Cameron
Chief Operating Officer
Barwon Health
Chief Operating Officer
Barwon Health
Blake Lepper
Head of Infrastructure Delivery
Health New Zealand
Head of Infrastructure Delivery
Health New Zealand
Charles Wheeler
VP Site Development
GenesisCare
VP Site Development
GenesisCare
Clayton Smith
Senior Vice President Facilities Management
Children's Health System of Texas
Senior Vice President Facilities Management
Children's Health System of Texas
Debbie Cowan
Director Strategic Partnerships
Metro South Health
Director Strategic Partnerships
Metro South Health
Di Mantell
CEO
Celsus @ the Royal Adelaide Hospital
CEO
Celsus @ the Royal Adelaide Hospital
Elene Spiliotopoulos
Program Manager Major Capital Works
Childrens Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Program Manager Major Capital Works
Childrens Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Elissa Klinkenberg
Director of Sustainability
Hunter New England Local Health District
Director of Sustainability
Hunter New England Local Health District
Emma McCahon
Chief Executive Officer
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Chief Executive Officer
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Esther Warren
Executive Director, Health System and Asset Planning
Victorian Department of Health
Executive Director, Health System and Asset Planning
Victorian Department of Health
Hessam Mohseni
Manager Compliance and Data Analytics | System Planning
Victorian Department of Health
Manager Compliance and Data Analytics | System Planning
Victorian Department of Health
Jade Davies
Director Strategic Projects
Canberra Health Services
Director Strategic Projects
Canberra Health Services
Jason Kane
Director Infrastructure & Building Services
Mildura Base public hospital
Director Infrastructure & Building Services
Mildura Base public hospital
Joel Gurr
Executive Director Commissioning and Redevelopment
North Metropolitan Health Service
Executive Director Commissioning and Redevelopment
North Metropolitan Health Service
Jorge Chappa
Chief Impact Officer
Green Building Council of Australia
Chief Impact Officer
Green Building Council of Australia
Julie White
ED Office of Research & Innovation
Queensland Health
ED Office of Research & Innovation
Queensland Health
Kate Evans
Clinical Director (Design)
Infrastructure Canberra
Clinical Director (Design)
Infrastructure Canberra
Kerryn Rubin
Clinical Director Mental Health Services
Peninsula Health
Clinical Director Mental Health Services
Peninsula Health
Lance Chia
Director Investment & Innovation
Liverpool Innovation Precinct
Director Investment & Innovation
Liverpool Innovation Precinct
Lily Liu
Divisional Director, Digital Health
Western Health
Divisional Director, Digital Health
Western Health
Liz Hodgkinson
Project Director - Mental Health Royal Commission Transformation
Austin Health
Project Director - Mental Health Royal Commission Transformation
Austin Health
Lys Trsek
General Manager Infrastructure & Facilities
Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute
General Manager Infrastructure & Facilities
Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute
Marie Alford
Head of Dementia Professional Services
HammondCare
Head of Dementia Professional Services
HammondCare
Mark Russell
National Property and Development Manager
Aurora Health
National Property and Development Manager
Aurora Health
Martin Foley
Board Chair
Alfred Health
Board Chair
Alfred Health
Priscilla Radice
Deputy Director General Health Capital Division
Queensland Health
Deputy Director General Health Capital Division
Queensland Health
Rachel Tindall
Interim Director, Health Service Partnerships
Barwon Health
Interim Director, Health Service Partnerships
Barwon Health
Ramsey Awad
Group Director Infrastructure and Strategy
NSW Public Works
Group Director Infrastructure and Strategy
NSW Public Works
Simon Trotter
Project Director
Health New Zealand
Project Director
Health New Zealand
Tania Thomas
Acting Nursing Director
Gold Coast Health
Acting Nursing Director
Gold Coast Health
Tesslyn Saunders
Capital Project Administrator
Warramunda Villiage
Capital Project Administrator
Warramunda Villiage
Trent Wreford
Senior Project Manager
Peninsula Health
Senior Project Manager
Peninsula Health
Vanessa Brady
Project Director - Canberra Hospital Campus
Canberra Health Services
Project Director - Canberra Hospital Campus
Canberra Health Services
Vinay Lakra
Divisional Director Mental Health Services
Northern Health
Divisional Director Mental Health Services
Northern Health
Session Highlights
PANEL DISCUSSION: UNLOCKING POTENTIAL THROUGH PARTNERSHIP - MAXIMISING COLLABORATION TO FACILITATE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY
Precincts have the potential to create ecosystems that drive innovation, improve patient care, and optimise resource allocation. Join our experts to hear actionable strategies to foster lasting, impactful partnerships that support the continuous growth and sustainability of healthcare environments, ensuring that developing precincts are financially viable, sustainable, and aligned with community needs for years to come.
• Creating an understanding of mutual benefit to feed a unified vision for success
• Leveraging strengths across sectors for cohesive and sustainable development
• Optimising financial, technological, and HR, enhancing precinct impact and efficiency
• Ensuring precincts are designed with both short-term operational success and long-term resilience in mind
• Creating an understanding of mutual benefit to feed a unified vision for success
• Leveraging strengths across sectors for cohesive and sustainable development
• Optimising financial, technological, and HR, enhancing precinct impact and efficiency
• Ensuring precincts are designed with both short-term operational success and long-term resilience in mind
Debbie Cowan, Director Strategic Partnerships, Metro South Health AND Adam Walczak, Director of Innovation, Hunter New England Local Health District
INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY: REDESIGNING SGH INTO A DIGITAL-FIRST HEALTHCARE CAMPUS
The SGH Campus Redevelopment is a landmark 20-year initiative to reshape Singapore’s oldest flagship hospital into a cutting-edge, integrated medical campus. Anchored by Singapore General Hospital and encompassing research, education, and patient care, the redevelopment will triple healthcare capacity and future-proof services for the aging population. With strategic phasing, and 2025 nearing the end of phase 1 of 2, the project is introducing new facilities to increase capacity before rebuilding the main hospital. Join our expert to explore the project’s progress so far, and next steps to create a digital-first healthcare campus.
The SGH Campus Redevelopment is a landmark 20-year initiative to reshape Singapore’s oldest flagship hospital into a cutting-edge, integrated medical campus. Anchored by Singapore General Hospital and encompassing research, education, and patient care, the redevelopment will triple healthcare capacity and future-proof services for the aging population. With strategic phasing, and 2025 nearing the end of phase 1 of 2, the project is introducing new facilities to increase capacity before rebuilding the main hospital. Join our expert to explore the project’s progress so far, and next steps to create a digital-first healthcare campus.
• Designing infrastructure that facilitates and champions a hybrid digital-physical patient journey
• Managing large-scale, multi-decade projects through phased development that minimises service disruption
• Working towards the Ministry of Health prediction of 2500 beds needed
• Managing large-scale, multi-decade projects through phased development that minimises service disruption
• Working towards the Ministry of Health prediction of 2500 beds needed
Geoffrey Gui, Chief Operating Officer, Singapore General Hospital
PANEL DISCUSSION: BALANCING SECURITY AND SAFETY WITH FREEDOM IN MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES - HOW TO DESIGN FOR BEST PATIENT OUTCOMES
Creating environments that ensure patient and staff well-being, respect individual autonomy and promote recovery is a crucial but delicate balance. By integrating evidence-based design principles and understanding the unique needs of mental health patients will lead to better outcomes; join our panel of experts as the discuss:
• Creating environments that respect privacy and autonomy while maintaining necessary safety protocols
• Using environmental design to enhance trust and recovery
• Involving mental health professionals, architects, Lived Experience and safety experts to create balanced, functional spaces
• Creating environments that respect privacy and autonomy while maintaining necessary safety protocols
• Using environmental design to enhance trust and recovery
• Involving mental health professionals, architects, Lived Experience and safety experts to create balanced, functional spaces
Vinay Lakra, Divisional Director Mental Health Services, Northern Health AND Liz Hodgkinson, Project Director - Mental Health Royal Commission Transformation, Austin Health AND Maria Bradshaw, Project Consultant - Lived Experience, Alfred Health
THREE THEMATIC TRACKS COVERING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF:
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH AND INNOVATION PRECINCTS
MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
